Cutter-board for paper-hangers.



No. 794.013. PATENTED JULY 4:, 1905.

J. A. HILL.

CUTTER BOARD FOR PAPER HANG-HRS.

' APPLICATION FILE]? JULY 2, 1904:.

elf WW rieiu ld'ira'iriee J ll N ft. H l Llb (1)]? L A l z rteil'rtedJuly t, 190th .F A Y E T T l0 l N l) T A N A LEPJECIFICAEPIHON formingpart of Letters Patent No. 129%,013, dated July 4t, 1905.

Application filed July 2, 1904. Serial lilo. 215,139.

To (Md who/1t 11/; may concern.-

.lie it known that l, Jenn A. l'lI'LL, of Lafayette, county of Tippecanoe, and State of lndiana, have invented a certain new and usefulUUtLQPlHOLHl for l;"aper-l'langers; and 1 do hereby declare that thefollowing is afull, clear, and exact descriptiol'i thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings. in which like numerals refer tolike parts.

The object of this invention is to improve the construction ofcutter-boards for paperhangers.

The object is to make a cutter-board that is considerably more lasting,and more convenient and at the same time lirmer than the oiitterdmardsin general use.

.lh'oadly speaking. these objects are acconr plished by mounting a zincstrip upon a me tallic base. By surrouiuling a metallic base snch. for0X:L]'fl])l(5., as a strip of galvanized ironavith a layer of zinc acomplete and permanent cutter-board is provided with a zinccuttiiig-surl'aec on each side and with a metal base for supporting saidCHttll'lg-Sljll face.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be urnlerstoml from theaccompanying drawings and the following description and claims.

in the drawings, lfigure l is a perspective view of the cutter-boardwith a straight-edge and cutter thereon. showing the position of thecntter-board while in use. lliie'. E2 is a transverse section of thecutter-board, drawn on an enlarged scale.

Iln detail .10 is a paper-cutter and 11 a straight-edge or guidingstripfor the cutter. The knife .12 of the cutter rolls upon and cuts thesheet of paper beneath the straight-edge or guide for the cutter andupon the cuttingboard below. The cutting-board, therefore. serves as abase or solid smooth support upon which the paper may be cut by therotary knife passing over it. The cutting-board consists of a strip 15of metal preferably flexible and resilient, like galvanized iron, abouteight feet long and four inches wide. A layer 16 of zinc is superimposedupon the metal strip and yu-eferably surrounds it, so that there will bea zinc layer on both sides there of. l have mounted the layer of zinc onthe metal strip by cutting a strip of zinc of about the same dimensionsas the strip of galvanized iron and placing upon the hardanetal stripand cutting another strip of zinc wider than the first and placing;- itunder the strip of iron and bending the lateral edges over the edges ofthe strip of iron and the strip of zinc above and securingtheoverlappingedges of the wide strip of zinc to the strip of zinc below. in this waythe layer of zinc surrounds the hard-metal strip like an envelop andfurnishes two cutti ne surfaces in addition to (mvering the hard-metalplate. The hardmetal plate or base prevents the zinc yield ing under thepressure of the cutter. 11; is this yielding of the zinc under thepressure of the cutter when the zinc is placed on a yielding base, suchas a wooden base, that causes the knife to cut tl'irough the zinc andsoon to destroy the zinc, because it became slit in many places. Zincsecured on a soft and yielding base must be renewed very frequently.With this cutiter-board the knife of the cutter also cuts the paperi'nore readily, as the zinc does not buckle or sink into the wood underit. \Vith a lewd-metal base the knife does not get through the zinc.

l/V hat ll claim as my invention, and desire to secure by lluetters latent, is-- l. The combination with a straight-edge and a pa wr-cuttei'for paper-hangers, of a cutter-board upon which the straight-edge may beplaced consisting of a flexible and resilient hard-metal piece with alayer of zinc secured thereon.

2. The combination with a straight-edge and a uwer-cutter for paer-hangers, of a cutter-board upon which the straight-edge may be placedconsisting of a flexible and resilicnt strip of hard metal, and a layerof zinc enveloping said strip, substantially as set forth.

in witness whereof I have hereunto aflixed my signature in the presenceof the witnesses herein named.

JOHN A. llllLlll.

Witnesses:

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